Ben Bronz Foundation INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

West Hartford, CT501(c)(3)EIN 06-1185278Revenue $4.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbenbronzacademy.org11 Wampanoag Dr, 06117-1220 · West Hartford, CTTax-exempt since Jun 1987School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Serve students with learning disabilities, endeavoring to identify and correct thier functional weakness and to develop strong, spontaneous thinking habits that build self-confidence and foster greater curiosity for learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$564K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $230K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$564K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$584K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.0M Management & general 10% · $476K Fundraising 4% · $166K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $564K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Executiv
$185,700Pt VII · Sec A
Education Di
$132,800Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Educat
$132,650Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operat
$112,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gail Lanza$215,254$185,700$181,280$150,000—
Kim Holley———$18,527$141,092
Christina Lamphere$135,486$132,800$127,806$109,953$108,870
Cynthia Fries$135,482$132,650$114,143——
Michelle Turek——$113,930—$106,405
Jason Devin—$112,800$109,489$85,164$84,357

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps students with learning disabilities build confidence and curiosity through targeted support.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Serve students with learning disabilities, endeavoring to identify and correct their functional weakness and to develop strong, spontaneous thinking habits that build self-confidence and foster greater curiosity for learning.

$4.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $55K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$476K
Fundraisingcol D$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$584K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$519K
Other assetsLn 15$463K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$584K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$535K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$683K$584K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$298K$278K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$45K$112K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$88K$82K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$442K$382K$42K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$239K$201K$26K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$48K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$274K$252K$20K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$238K$238K
All other expensesLn 24e$136K$136K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.0M$476K$166K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.2M$4.6M$581K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.3M$4.7M−$327K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$3.6M$329K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.6M$319K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.6M$248K$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,329,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,305$110,543
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,846,868$4,151,960
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,892$67,337
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,746$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,951,811$4,329,840
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,895,086$3,727,524
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $727,256$929,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,622,842$4,657,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $328,969−$327,400
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,329,840 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$71,515
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,028
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,543
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,151,960$4,151,960
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $67,337$67,337
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,151,960 · Excluded from tax $67,337$4,329,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,657,240 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $278,500 · Fundraising $20,000$298,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,502,553 · Management $45,182 · Fundraising $111,626$2,659,361
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $82,371 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $1,000$88,371
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $382,082 · Management $41,523 · Fundraising $18,874$442,479
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $200,603 · Management $26,270 · Fundraising $11,940$238,813
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,415$13,415
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $34,611$34,611
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,232$17,232
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,037 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $1,000$52,037
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,866$51,866
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $251,795 · Management $20,000 · Fundraising $2,000$273,795
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,561$71,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,985$32,985
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $237,571$237,571
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $136,143$136,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,014,799 · Management $476,001 · Fundraising $166,440$4,657,240
Part X · Balance sheet $2,887,276 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $365,134$248,995
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,440,125$1,425,413
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,412$180,603
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,166$50,171
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $535,028$519,140
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $579,081$462,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,330,702$2,887,276
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$45,136
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $36,225$10,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $644,081$527,954
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $682,824$583,890
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,600,937$2,257,445
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,941$45,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,647,878$2,303,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,330,702$2,887,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,303,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,329,840
XI-2 Total expenses$4,657,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$327,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,647,878
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$17,092
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,303,386

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